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Encompassing a broad range of subjects, styles, and moods, English poetry of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is generally classified under the term "Romantic," suggesting an emphasis on imagination and individual experience, as well as a preoccupation with such theme as nature, death, and the supernatural.This volume contains a rich selection of poems by England's six greatest poets: William Blake (24 poems, including "The Tyger" and "Auguries of Innocence"), William Wordsworth (27 poems, including "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" and "I wandered lonely as a cloud"), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (10 poems, including "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan"), Lord Byron (16 poems, including "The Prisoner of Chillon" and selections from Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage), Percy Bysshe Shelley (24 poems, including "Ode to the West Wind" and "Adonis"), John Keats (22 poems, including all the great odes, "Isabella," and "The Eve of St. Agnes").For this edition, Stanley Appelbaum has provided a concise Introduction to the Romantic period and brief commentaries on the poets represented. The result is a carefully selected anthology that will be welcomed by lovers of poetry, students, and teachers alike.

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And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time by William Blake Auguries Of Innocence by William Blake The Book Of Thel by William Blake The Chimney Sweeper, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake The Clod And The Pebble, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake The Defiled Sanctuary by William Blake Earth's Answer, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake The Garden Of Love, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake Holy Thursday, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake The Lamb, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake The Little Black Boy, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake London, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake Mock On, Mock On! Voltaire, Rousseau by William Blake Nurse's Song, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake A Poison Tree, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake Preludium by William Blake Proverbs Of Hell by William Blake The Sick Rose, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake The Smile by William Blake Song by William Blake Songs Of Experience: Introduction by William Blake Songs Of Innocence: Introduction by William Blake The Sunflower, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake Thel's Motto by William Blake The Tyger [tiger], Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake When We Two Parted by George Gordon Byron Christabel: Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Christabel: Part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Dejection: An Ode by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Dungeon by Samuel Taylor Coleridge France: An Ode by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Frost At Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge On A Ruined House In A Romantic Country by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Pains Of Sleep by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 3 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 4 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 5 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 6 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 7 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge This Lime-tree Bower My Prison by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Eve Of St. Agnes by John Keats Isabella, Or The Pot Of Basil by John Keats Italy Sweet Too! by John Keats Last Sonnet (revised Version) by John Keats Lines On The Mermaid Tavern by John Keats Ode On A Grecian Urn by John Keats Ode On Indolence by John Keats Ode On Melancholy by John Keats Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats Ode To Psyche by John Keats On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer by John Keats On Seeing The Elgin Marbles by John Keats On The Sea by John Keats Sonnet by John Keats Sonnet by John Keats Sonnet by John Keats Sonnet To Mrs. Reynold's Cat by John Keats Sonnet: To Homer by John Keats Sonnet: To Sleep by John Keats To Autumn by John Keats To J. H. Reynolds Esq. by John Keats Arethusa by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Cloud by Percy Bysshe Shelley A Dirge by Percy Bysshe Shelley England In 1819 by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Flight Of Love by Percy Bysshe Shelley Hellas; A Lyrical Drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley Hymn To Intellectual Beauty by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Indian Serenade by Percy Bysshe Shelley Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley Ode To The West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley Song by Percy Bysshe Shelley Song To The Men Of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley Sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley Stanzas 1-45 by Percy Bysshe Shelley Stanzas Written In Dejection, Near Naples by Percy Bysshe Shelley To - (1) by Percy Bysshe Shelley To A Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Jane: The Invitation by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Jane: The Recollection by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Night by Percy Bysshe Shelley To The Moon (1) by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Waning Moon by Percy Bysshe Shelley With A Guitar, To Jane by Percy Bysshe Shelley Apparition On The Lake by William Wordsworth Character Of The Happy Warrior by William Wordsworth Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth Daffodils by William Wordsworth Ecclesiastical Sonnets: Part 3: 34. Mutability by William Wordsworth Extempore Effusion Upon The Death Of James Hogg by William Wordsworth In London, Setpember 1802 by William Wordsworth Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth London, 1802 (2) by William Wordsworth Lucy (1) by William Wordsworth Lucy (2) by William Wordsworth Lucy (3) by William Wordsworth Lucy (4) by William Wordsworth Lucy Gray; Or, Solitude by William Wordsworth Nutting by William Wordsworth Ode To Duty by William Wordsworth Ode: Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth On The Extinction Of The Venetian Republic by William Wordsworth Perfect Woman by William Wordsworth 'the Prelude': Book Xi, 105-143 by William Wordsworth The Rainbow [in The Sky] by William Wordsworth Resolution And Independence by William Wordsworth The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth The Sonnet by William Wordsworth To Toussaint L'ouverture by William Wordsworth We Are Seven by William Wordsworth The World; Sonnet by William Wordsworth -- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About the Author

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.

If you are like me, and have not read these poets since high school or college, and when you read them you did so apathetically, then this is a book loaded with gems. Stylistically, thematically, and linguistically, these poems are at once familiar and numinous. They are protean forms in the mind and heart, forming shifting, evocative images and scenes.

The Dover Editions once sat on a rack near the register of book stores (do they still?) As if these little one or two dollar books were an impulse purchase like a pack of gum. The world has changed a great deal.

For most of my life I have had a passion for poetry. Even though I am not a real fan of English poetry, decided to expand my horizons and read more poetry on this topic. This volume (English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology edited by Stanley Appelbaum) focuses on six poets of the English Romantic era. They include work from William Blake, William wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Gordon, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats.

There are numerous wonderful poems in this collection but I also found a few that were just too long and sometimes boring to read. I did like one of the long poems (Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner), but I have always loved the short poem forms best. Some of the long poems in this collection are longer than many short stories I have read. I am sure some poetry lovers enjoy these long never ending poems, but this is not my cup of tea. Nevertheless, there are many beautiful poems in this collection from some of England's most famous poets and that is why I liked it enough to give it 4 stars.

In conclusion, if you are an English poetry lover you will probably enjoy this volume.

This Anthology deserves 4 stars - the kindle edition however deserves none, as it is truly disappointing.The choice of poetry is really great - the most famous are there and a couple of less-famous gems as well. As other people noted, however, the editing of the kindle edition is really appalling in parts.The lists of poem titles and the links to them disappeared leaving only links to the poets. The space in between the poems varies greatly - sometimes even within one poem, destroying the structure - which is really a shame. In some cases, the title of one poem is stuck under the previous poem or page.Besides, there is no page navigation possible, so that the navigation must occur amongst the - aforementioned poorly edited - text, which can be confusing.This Anthology - and its (kindle) readers - truly deserve better!

as another reviewer wrote: 5 stars for the poetry, one star for the Kindle formatting. I've had this problem with other Kindle books. Why can't they get the formation right? Yes this book has a lot of great poetry for practically no money, yet I wish I could return it. But I can't, can I?

Ralph Richardson was such a fine actor, how could he produce such a dreadful rendition of Coleridge and Blake? His 'Kubla Khan' sounds for all the world like a master of ceremonies at a boxing match -- 'And in the red corner, representing Xanadu...!' It's painful to listen to. He declaims and announces rather than recites. However -- and it is a big however -- Frederick Worlock's recitation of Burns and Anthony Quayle's Shelley and Wordsworth are superb. In particular, Quayle delivers Wordsworth with an insight and sensitivity that is truly remarkable. His is a carefully thought out and finely-honed performance. If these particular recordings are not available elsewhere (I have no idea if they are) then it's worth buying these tapes just for them. Worlock too is excellent, perfectly at home with Burns' dialect. But Quayle's performance is of the sort that takes you to another place.